Mads Mikkelsen to star in a “monster underneath the mattress” horror from Bryan Fuller

Seize a flashlight, a baseball bat, and holy water as a result of Mads Mikkelsen goes monster looking! This second is your time to shine, Hannibal followers! Mikkelsen and Bryan Fuller are reuniting for a family-oriented horror undertaking, Mud Bunny.

Fuller directs, writes, and produces Mud Bunny alongside Leisure One and Thunder Highway‘s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee. Sierra/Affinity is bringing the undertaking to market in January looking for potential patrons. I doubt they’ll have bother promoting this thrilling idea, particularly since Hannibal followers are hungry for an additional meal from Mikkelsen and Fuller.

Mud Bunny revolves round an eight-year-old lady who recruits her unusual neighbor to hunt and kill the monster dwelling underneath her mattress. The lady says the monster ate her household, and she or he needs revenge.

“Now we have been enormous followers of Bryan’s for years,” mentioned Thunder Highway’s Lee. “Mud Bunny is extremely creative and in contrast to something within the market, and we’re thrilled to assist carry his first function to life.”

“Mads brings such a novel high quality to each character he brings to life and his function in Mud Bunny will probably be no exception. We’re excited to carry a throwback to the household horror movies of the 80s, a beloved style for a lot of, to this yr’s market at AFM,” mentioned Kristen Figeroid, Sierra/Affinity’s managing director and govt vice chairman.

Mikkelsen and Fuller, you say? Take my cash! I’ve all the time been fascinated by the concept of monsters dwelling beneath my mattress since 1989’s Little Monsters. I’m not going to lie. I’ve usually fantasized about looking issues that go bump within the evening. I’d in all probability die tragically, however what a approach to go. Then once more, I suppose it will be my fault. Oh nicely.

Mikkelsen and Fuller reuniting for a monster-hunting horror movie are hitting me like a dream come true, and I can’t look forward to extra particulars. Let’s go!